HP Poly Studio Large Room Kit for MS Teams: Studio E70 Smart Camera with GC8 (ABU)

Product Overview

AI-generated summary

If you’re running a large room Teams setup and you want the camera to “just work” with minimal fiddling, the HP Poly Studio Large Room Kit makes sense. The E70-class smart camera is built for bigger sightlines and group shots, so it’s a good fit when multiple people are regularly on-camera and you don’t want the meeting experience to degrade as attendees shift around. At ~£1.5k ex-VAT, it’s not cheap, but it’s also not pricing itself like a premium “everything includes everything” install—this is the sort of kit you buy when you’re confident you’ll actually use the large-room positioning benefits.

That said, I wouldn’t buy it casually. If you’re setting up a small meeting room, a cheaper camera/room kit will usually cover your needs without you overpaying for coverage you won’t use. Also, if your goal is “one-and-done” with no care for room layout, lighting, cabling, and where the camera sits, you can still end up spending time (or money) on tuning—even with smart cameras. Overall: buy it if you have a genuinely large room and want a reliable Teams-friendly camera solution; skip it if your room is smaller or your setup constraints mean you can’t place and support the camera properly.